ಕಾಳಜಿ

Kannada

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi काळजी (kāḷajī).[1] Compare Gujarati કાળજી (kāḷjī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaːɭɐd͡ʒi/

Noun

ಕಾಳಜಿ • (kāḷaji) f[2]

  1. care; concern; attentiveness, especially shown towards a person, object, or responsibility.
    ಅವಳು ತನ್ನ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಮೇಲೆ ತುಂಬಾ ಕಾಳಜಿ ಇಡುತ್ತಾಳೆ.
    avaḷu tanna makkaḷa mēle tumbā kāḷaji iḍuttāḷe.
    She takes great care of her children.
  2. worry; anxiety; mental unease arising from responsibility or affection.
    Synonym: ಚಿಂತೆ (cinte)
    ನನಗೆ ನಿನ್ನ ಆರೋಗ್ಯದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕಾಳಜಿ ಇದೆ.
    nanage ninna ārōgyada bagge kāḷaji ide.
    I am worried about your health.
    (literally, “I have worry about your health.”)

Declension

Declension of ಕಾಳಜಿಯು (kāḷajiyu)
singular plural
nominative ಕಾಳಜಿಯು (kāḷajiyu) ಕಾಳಜಿಗಳು (kāḷajigaḷu)
accusative ಕಾಳಜಿಯನ್ನು (kāḷajiyannu) ಕಾಳಜಿಗಳನ್ನು (kāḷajigaḷannu)
instrumental ಕಾಳಜಿಯಿಂದ (kāḷajiyinda) ಕಾಳಜಿಗಳಿಂದ (kāḷajigaḷinda)
dative ಕಾಳಜಿಗೆ (kāḷajige) ಕಾಳಜಿಗಳಿಗೆ (kāḷajigaḷige)
genitive ಕಾಳಜಿಯ (kāḷajiya) ಕಾಳಜಿಗಳ (kāḷajigaḷa)

References

  1. ^ Učida, Norihiko; Rajapurohit, B. B. (2013), Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary, 3-11-1, Asahi-chō, Fuchū-shi, 183-8534, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, →ISBN, page 239, column 2.
  2. ^ V. Krishna (2019), “ಕಾಳಜಿ”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary, Zerodha
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